US11953407B2ActiveUtilityA1

Laboratory system particularly for use in microscopy

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Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMSPriority: May 3, 2021Filed: May 2, 2022Granted: Apr 9, 2024
Est. expiryMay 3, 2041(~14.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Claus Bender
G01N 1/14G02B 21/26G01N 2001/002G01N 2001/1062G02B 21/33B01L 9/02B01L 3/52B01L 1/025B01L 2300/18B01L 2400/0487
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Abstract

A laboratory system includes: a laboratory device on a table surface of a laboratory bench, the laboratory bench having at least one receiving section below the table surface, which at least one receiving section receives at least one fluid reservoir which is connected to the laboratory device. In an embodiment, the laboratory device includes a climate chamber and/or an incubation system, and the laboratory system further includes a first fluid supply system that supplies at least one fluid to the climate chamber and/or the incubation system, the first fluid supply system being connected to the at least one fluid reservoir in which the at least one fluid is storable.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A laboratory system, comprising:
 a laboratory device on a table surface of a laboratory bench, the laboratory bench having at least one receiving section below the table surface, which at least one receiving section is configured to receive at least one fluid reservoir which is connected to the laboratory device, 
 wherein the laboratory device comprises a climate chamber and/or an incubation system, 
 wherein the laboratory system further comprises a first fluid supply system configured to supply at least one fluid from the at least one fluid reservoir to the climate chamber and/or the incubation system, and 
 wherein the laboratory device comprises a microscope. 
 
     
     
       2. The laboratory system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one receiving section comprises at least one of one or more receptacle compartments, one or more name tags, and one or more retainer portions. 
     
     
       3. The laboratory system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one receiving section comprises a rack integrated in the laboratory bench. 
     
     
       4. The laboratory system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one receiving section is integrated into one or more bench legs or forms at least a part of one or more bench legs of the laboratory bench. 
     
     
       5. The laboratory system of  claim 1 , wherein the laboratory device comprises the climate chamber, which comprises a sample chamber configured to accommodate a sample to be examined by the microscope. 
     
     
       6. The laboratory system of  claim 5 , wherein the laboratory device comprises the incubation system, and
 wherein the microscope is connected to the incubation system so as to provide an incubation atmosphere to the sample chamber of the microscope. 
 
     
     
       7. A laboratory system, comprising:
 a laboratory device on a table surface of a laboratory bench, the laboratory bench having at least two receiving sections below the table surface, receiving section being configured to receive at least one a fluid reservoir which is connected to the laboratory device, 
 wherein the laboratory device comprises a climate chamber and/or an incubation system, 
 wherein the laboratory system further comprises a first fluid supply system configured to supply a first fluid from a first fluid reservoir to the climate chamber and/or the incubation system, 
 wherein the laboratory device comprises a microscope with at least one immersion objective, and 
 wherein the laboratory system further comprises a second fluid supply system configured to supply an immersion fluid to the at least one immersion objective, the second fluid supply system being connected to a second fluid reservoir in which the immersion fluid is storable. 
 
     
     
       8. The laboratory system of  claim 7 , wherein the second fluid supply system comprises at least one of one or more fluid pumps, one or more tubes, and one or more feedthroughs for the one or more tubes. 
     
     
       9. The laboratory system of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more fluid pumps comprises at least one fluid pump, the at least one fluid pump being arranged at least one of at the laboratory bench and at or in the laboratory device. 
     
     
       10. The laboratory system of  claim 7 , wherein the first or second fluid supply system comprises at least one feedthrough, and
 wherein at least one feedthrough of the at least one feedthrough is arranged in adjacent sections of the laboratory bench and the laboratory device. 
 
     
     
       11. A laboratory system, comprising:
 a laboratory device on a table surface of a laboratory bench, the laboratory bench having at least one receiving section below the table surface, which at least one receiving section is configured to receive at least one fluid reservoir which is connected to the laboratory device, 
 wherein the laboratory device comprises a climate chamber and/or an incubation system, 
 wherein the laboratory system further comprises a first fluid supply system configured to supply at least one fluid from the at least one fluid reservoir to the climate chamber and/or the incubation system, 
 wherein the laboratory device comprises a microscope, and 
 wherein the first fluid supply system comprises at least one of one or more fluid pumps, one or more tubes, and one or more feedthroughs for the one or more tubes. 
 
     
     
       12. The laboratory system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more fluid pumps comprises at least one fluid pump, the at least one fluid pump being arranged at least one of at the laboratory bench, at or in the incubation system, at or in the laboratory device, and at or in the climate chamber.

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